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13lazers' blazers
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Location: San Pedro, CA
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1970 2 wheeler "topless"
i've been laying low while working on my rolling restoration d.d. blazer. i am almost finished painting the interior and jambs med. olive with rattle cans. i found a local body shop supplier that puts ppg paint into spraycans, and med. olive happens to be a color they stock. "so, i've got that going for me." i wanted sliding and tilting seats so i fabricated seat brackets for some nice toyota buckets i have. i used all original mounting holes and kept the factory passenger side tilt and adjusted the driver side seat height to match.
i used four 1-3/4" spacers to install a set of 17" alloy wheels from a lexus suv. i like how they look and they were a huge performance upgrade over the 33x15" steelies that were on it before this weekend i am in the process of making a soft "bimini" type top out of marine grade vinyl. i am making the frame for the top and interior bed side panels out of some oak plywood i have been saving. i will post more progress pics when i figure out how to stitch this top together.
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Winters Ca. 95694
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Re: 1970 2 wheeler "topless"
Looking good! What are your future plans for it, running gear and what not? Are you going for a low or stock ride height?
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13lazers' blazers
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Re: 1970 2 wheeler "topless"
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right now i have 2" blocks lowering the rear and disk brake spindles that lowered the front approx 1-1/2". i installed a 1989 700r4 trans behind a 385 stroker motor. i put a fresh 3.73 12 bolt posi in there, so it romps. i have 2-1/2" ram horns and some oem cadillac mufflers that dont quiet it as much as i'd like. i have a 1-3/8" front sway bar from a 1-ton dually (possibly 1-1/4") either way it's oversized. i have the white kyb shocks all around. i have a puller electric fan from a beemer that is a really good fit waiting for me to install as soon as i can. i am seriously looking into retrofitting a l6 250 with an aftermarket efi/ ignition computer that i can tune with my laptop. i think it would be fun to get better mileage than an excursion or a hummer out of a smog exempt truck. just to prove that our current smog laws are nothing more than another tax. i won't be starting the frame off resto part, until i finish my 1-ton 1972 cst blazer frame off project. right now the only thing slowing my progress is $$.
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Re: 1970 2 wheeler "topless"
Great to see another 2wd Blazer. Glad to see your enjoying it.
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Re: 1970 2 wheeler "topless"
innovative seat covers. j/k I can't wait to see the progress pics. I love 2wd blazers
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Join Date: Jan 2004
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Re: 1970 2 wheeler "topless"
Looking good, keep us posted
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Re: 1970 2 wheeler "topless"
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LOVE THE CADDYSHACK QUOTE! I guess thats where you got it from... ![]()
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72 Chevy CST K5 HIGHLANDER BLAZER Getting a 6.0,NV4500,NP205,14BFF (Currently laying all over the place in little pieces) 72 Chevy swb step-side "LS" 6.0 Here's a build thread of sorts 2002 HD2500 Crew Cab, 8.1L Allison 4x4 Daily Driver Check it out www.lsdyno.com |
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It's ok to stare...
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: San Jose, CA
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Re: 1970 2 wheeler "topless"
Sweet, another 2wd
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Deer Park, Tx.
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Re: 1970 2 wheeler "topless"
Nice clean 70 model Blazer. Keep us updated with the progress. Oh, what are you doing working that thing at a job site?!!
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13lazers' blazers
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Re: 1970 2 wheeler "topless"
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the blazer has been my daily driver for almost a year now without a serious malfunction. i like having it at work because its sort of my mobile office and the reclining seats are for my "downtime". if you think thats bad you should see what i do with it and how it performs in los angeles freeway traffic. if this city wasn't so crowded i'd have had my drivers license suspended by now. ![]() critter good eye on the caddyshack quote, nobody has ever placed it and i use it often.
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Re: 1970 2 wheeler "topless"
Gunga galunga... gunga, gunga-galunga
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72 Chevy CST K5 HIGHLANDER BLAZER Getting a 6.0,NV4500,NP205,14BFF (Currently laying all over the place in little pieces) 72 Chevy swb step-side "LS" 6.0 Here's a build thread of sorts 2002 HD2500 Crew Cab, 8.1L Allison 4x4 Daily Driver Check it out www.lsdyno.com |
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